The story so far for Year 1 Educational Studies

The new face of Glogster

It's time to introduce Glogster, the Web 2 application that is both creative and innovative, to my Ed Studies students.  There is no denying that it is a wonderful tool for collaborating and sharing information, yet again I'm inspired by the work of others as I check out what's new with the application.  This time I stumbled across this YouTube video of 4th grade children in Hosmer School in Water town, MA.

What is new with Glogster and Eduglogster

Just taking a look at what is new in Glogster and Eduglogster today and I am rapt  when I see a Glog in the Best Glogs section called Catastrophe in Japan.  It is exactly what you might imagine if you have used Glogster, a multimedia interactive poster full of information about the disaster.  This powerful Eduglogster has be created to educate those safely far away and share the images of the horrendous disaster that has devastated the east coast of Oshika Peninsula, Tōhoku.  With more catastrophic repercussions pending, who knows what the images may look like in the future?

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Web 2.0 edu Glogster

Had a play with Edu Glogster and I think this will be a big hit with the children we have coming over to play next month. You can set up a virtual classroom of upto 200 students, each with their own login and password. A great tool that combines Web 2.0 technologies, fun and learning in one great activity. The user get to explore and present ideas on any curriculum subject or topic of their choice, allowing for innovative creative teaching and learning!

Glogster for Education

It just keeps getting better! Just as I discover Glogster, I receive an email to tell me all about Glogster EDU. The glogster designed especially for education. It tells me that there is a new world of educational innovation awaiting me! I can't wait to begin to explore what it has on offer.

They boast that it was "...conceived to imaginatively, productively, and collaboratively respond to the dynamic educational landscape and exceed the needs of today’s educators and learners."

The bit that excites me the most is the virtual classroom...I am looking forward to testing that out on a group of students in the very near future...who will it be I wonder?